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Hi everyone! We just wanted to update you following the government’s coronavirus announcement yesterday. Despite the hype running up to it, there is of course no actual change for most of us, and very little about when anything might change. Stay Home, Stay Safe Whilst we are keen to resume

Howdy! Due to technical carnage we’ve been unable to finalise a lovely new virtual workshop for you today! Fear not – it’s coming at you tomorrow instead, all the better to fill your bank holiday with. In the meantime, why not catch up on the SEVEN workshops we’ve already produced

Every Thursday throughout this ongoing coronavirus pandemic we’re switching to online activities for our improv community. Based on the success of our first video workshop, we want to seize this opportunity to support the improv scene in Nottingham, the UK, and around the world. We’re therefore taking the £30 we

Hi everyone, It feels like a lot has happened in the past week with the current COVID-19 coronavirus situation (now pandemic). It’s not really clear how individuals and communities should act, and in the face of conflicting information, MissImp are choosing to err on the side of caution and are

Now superseded by this post here. Hi everyone! We’ve come up with a coronavirus policy, in the hopes we won’t need it, but so we’re prepared if we do! As you probably know, our government aren’t yet advising that people stop going out or that we stop organising events, and

Improvised comedy sketch group The Vox Pops return to Nottingham Playhouse on Saturday 12th October. “Improv Heroes” – Metro Each show, The Vox Pops welcome a guest star to share true stories from their lives and use them as inspiration for a totally unplanned and utterly hilarious night of entertainment.

Plan Ahead, Get Ahead Sign up for our next Level 1 Introduction to Improv Comedy, a six week course starting in September which is ideal for complete beginners as well as anyone wishing to reboot their improv brain. It’s closely followed by the Level 2 Creating Characters Intensive Weekend in October which will

MISSIMP 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION JAM Nottingham’s homegrown improvised theatre company MissImp celebrates its twentieth year with a whole weekend of comedy entertainment! Featuring five shows across two venues, ranging from full musicals to lightning fast skits, plus two free workshops, it’s sure to be a birthday like no other! On

We’re famous! Kinda… Check out this very nice interview with Hazel Ward in LeftLion (the Nottingham magazine of culture and cool stuff) about MissImp, our 20th Anniversary and the late night ramblings of people faced with questions: >> LeftLion interview While you’re there, you might also wanna take a peek

MISSIMP 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Nottingham’s homegrown improvised theatre company MissImp celebrates its twentieth year with a whole weekend of comedy entertainment! Featuring five shows across two venues, ranging from full musicals to lightning fast skits, plus two free workshops, it’s sure to be a birthday like no other! “HIGH ON

Make a difference: improvise. This month, two of MissImp’s heroic improvisers, Duncan and Elliott, are running the Robin Hood half-marathon to raise money for Mind – the Mental Health Charity. It’s a charity close to many of our hearts (and minds, obviously), so we’re delighted to support them as they

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Reviews

Sometimes people say the nicest things!

The Metro

“Local improv heroes.”

LeftLion

“Charmed the audience through their enthusiasm and humour.”

“Unique performances that have the audience in stitches.”

Nottingham Evening Post

“Totally bizarre, funny and enthralling. Staggeringly brave. An entertaining set of characters, some great one-liners: incredibly satisfying.”

Reyt Good Magazine

“One of the best comedy nights I have ever been to.”

Three Weeks

“Fun, inclusive improv. Their patent talent is refreshing, the pace never slackens.”

Impact

“A whirlwind of different locations and characters, with funny and gloriously bizarre scenarios rolling straight off of the tip of the performers’ tongues to come to life milliseconds after they’d been thought up.”